On Sept. 4, 1609, British explorer Henry Hudson discovered...

On Sept. 4, 1609, British explorer Henry Hudson discovered the island of Manhattan.

In 1781, Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.

In 1846, architect Daniel Burnham was born in Henderson, Mass.

In 1870, the Third Republic was proclaimed in France.

In 1882, the Pearl Street electric power station, built by Thomas Edison, began operation in New York City.

In 1886, Apache Indians led by Geronimo surrendered to Gen. Nelson Miles at Skeleton Canyon, Ariz.

In 1917, the American Expeditionary Force in France suffered its first fatalities in World War I.

In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. On the same date, the Ford Motor Co. introduced the Edsel.

In 1971, an Alaska Airlines jetliner crashed in the mountains near Juneau, killing 111 people.

In 1972, swimmer Mark Spitz won a record seventh Olympic gold medal during the Munich Olympics.

In 1975, Jefferson County, Ky., became the first major metropolitan area to carry out court-ordered busing of children to achieve school desegregation.